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Healthy banana and walnut loaf is the perfect accompaniment to your coffee/tea break. It's delicious and easy to make with a superb moist texture. Filled with crunchy walnuts it's also a great budget cake for sharing with friends!
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Healthy Banana and Walnut Loaf

Healthy banana and walnut loaf is the perfect accompaniment to your coffee/tea break. It's delicious and easy to make with a superb moist texture. Filled with crunchy walnuts it's also a great budget cake for sharing with friends!
Course Home Baking
Cuisine International
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 15 Slices
Calories 164kcal
Author Neil

Ingredients

  • 150 g self-raising flour
  • 100 g wholemeal flour
  • 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
  • ½. teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 125 g caster sugar
  • 85 g chopped walnuts
  • 2 large ripe bananas
  • 200 g no fat Greek yogurt or natural yogurt
  • 2 medium eggs
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 180C/350F and grease a 20cm x 12.5cm / 8” x 5” loaf tin. I usually just spray a couple of times with low cal cooking spray and spread that around with a piece of kitchen towel. Line the tin with greaseproof paper allowing it hang over the edges.
  • Sift all of the dry ingredients, the flours, bicarbonate of soda, salt, baking powder, cinnamon, sugar and walnuts into a large mixing bowl, or stand mixer bowl.
  • In a separate bowl, add the wet ingredients by mashing the bananas first with a potato masher or fork, then add the yogurt, eggs and oil then mix together.
  • Pour the wet ingredients into the larger bowl with the dry ingredients. Fold all of the ingredients together either using the stand mixer paddle attachment or a spatula.
  • Pour cake mixture into loaf tin and bake for 30 - 40 minutes until well risen and golden brown.
  • Allow to cool slightly in the tin before removing and transferring to a wire baking rack to cool completely.
  • Once completely cooled store in an airtight container.

Nutrition

Calories: 164kcal | Carbohydrates: 22.4g | Protein: 3.4g | Fat: 7.2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1.8g | Cholesterol: 25.9mg | Sodium: 382.9mg | Fiber: 1.2g | Sugar: 9.6g | Vitamin A: 50IU | Calcium: 80mg | Iron: 1.1mg